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Plans to re-open 2nd Quebec asbestos mine
May 23, 2012
While considerable attention has been paid to open the underground Jeffrey asbestos mine in the town of Asbestos, less attention has been paid to plans to re-open the mine operated by LAB Chrysotile at Thetford Mines.
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Peter MacKay Low-Balled Libya Costs, Government Report Reveals
May 11, 2012
Defence Minister Peter MacKay dramatically underestimated the cost of last year’s Libya intervention, incremental cost figures released with the DND 2012-13 Report on Plans and Priorities show.
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Alternative Federal Budget 2012 calls for greater social program spending and reductions in defence spending
March 14, 2012
With the 2012 Federal Budget only two weeks away, The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), in coordination with the Rideau Institute and more than 30 other Canadian civil society organizations, has offered a different vision for Canada’s future. Titled A Budget for the Rest of Us, the 2012 Alternative Federal Budget provides a road […]
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CF Readiness: “Ready for what?”
February 26, 2012
Remarks by Steven Staples, President of the Rideau Institute, to the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence (NDDN) as part of its study on the readiness of the Canadian Forces.
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